Heater for automobiles and the like.



H. A. BRUGGEIVIAN. HEATER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND T.HE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JAN-8, 1916.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917..

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H. A. BRUGGEMAN.

HEATER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE.

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HEATER FOB .AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed January 8, 1816. Serial No. 70,951.

To all whom it may concern.

mm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Falls, inthe county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Heater for Automobiles and the like, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to heaters for automobiles and the like, in which a case is employed,, containing division plates, whereby the products of combustion are conveyed I in alternate directions, and bafile plates cinexcept the top 0 ployed to check the rapid escape of the products of combustion. I

The objects of the invention are, first, to provide simple means for producing heat from the' products of combustion, second, to so construct the heater that it can be placed in position for use at different points,

reference being had to the particular shape of the heater, and third, to provide means for retaining theheat.

These objects together with other objects readily apparent to those skilled in the art, may be attained by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although the invention may be embodied in other forms, the construction illustratedbein chosen by way of-example n the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view, 11'1 Sld9 elevation, the heater as applied for use. v,

Fig. 2 is a top view showing the'upper cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a section'on line 3-3, Fig. 2, ver isshown in the cross section.

Fig.4 is a viewon line M, Fig. 2, except the top cover is shown.

F 1g. 5 is a top view showing the top cover removed. and =1llustratio' a! slight modifi-I cation or additional ha e-plates.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 8-8, Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 9-9, Fig.

Fig. 8 is a' t'op view of,-a modification showing the upper cover removed and illustrating the heat-retaining means.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 11- 11, Fig. 8.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

1n the accompanying drawings, l represents the bottom or base and 2 the top or cover, which parts or members are prefer Specification of Letters Patent.

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ably connected together, but in such mau- Be it known that I, HAROLD A. Bnuooa' nor that they can be easily detached, but at the same time so attached that there will not be danger of accidental displacement with reference to each other. The case members 1 and2 are preferably formed of sheet metal and of any desiredsize. Between the tops and bottoms l and 2 are located the desired number of partitions 3 and for'the purpose of directing the products of combustion back and forth'the opposite ends of said partitions are alternately spaced from the I nected in proper. relationship with the branch pip'e 8 and theheater exhaust pipe 4 so that the valve can be adjusted by means of the valve rod 9 to cause the products of combustion to pass into the exhaust pipe 8 and into themufiler 10 or into the open air as desired.

It will be understood that by arranging the valve 7 the products of combustion or more specifically'the. exhaust from the en gine'can be directed through the heater or cut-out, whereby the degree of heat; can be easily regulated at all times and for all:

purposes, the exhaust being passed through the heater or into the muii ler l0. and the open air as desired. It is Well understood that if the products of combustion in -explosive engines are checked or prevented from rapid escape there is danger of certain back pressure upon the engine, and in order to overcomethis" difficulty under certain circumstances it is better to provide a fewer number of hafile plates 11 and locate the halide plates near the exhaust .or outlet pipe 5. By this arrang ment the intake portion of the heater is left free to receive the products of combustion without danger of over-compression, owing to the fact that no obstruction as to the movements of the products of combustion are present, except the alternating partitions 3.

For the purpose of properly bracing the I as best illustrated in Fig. 3.

top 2 the braces 1:2 are provided, which braces are spaced from both ends of the casing of the heater proper and present no resistance to the products of combustion. The baiile plates 11 are located in staggered relationship with reference to each other In Fig. 7 I have shown a slight modification, the general arrangement, however, being practically the same, except that in this instance-the bafile plates 13 correspond in function with the battle plates 11 shown in Fig. 2, which batlle plates are distributed over practically the entire heater, and the longitudinal baiile connecting plates 14 employed. The plates 13 and 141 being located at right angles to each other and notched together, but otherwise the construction is substantially the same,the bathe plates being located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 8.

It will be understood that it is innnaterial as to whether or not the heater is used in a horizontal or vertical position. In some instances it may be desirable to have the heater formed in such a manner that it can be placed in the bottom of the vehicle and in such a place that a persons feet can be placed upon the heater. In other instances it may be desirable, and is desirable, to place a heater under a seat or at the back of the seat. The shape and size of the heater proper being determined by the position it is to occupy in the vehicle, but so far as the general arrangement of the various parts contained in the heater are concerned, they are thefisame, regardless of the position in which they are to be placed.

It will be understood that the batlle plates and the partitions, whereby a zig-zag movement is imparted to the products of combus-. tion, are the same or. substantially-the same.

The purpose of detachably connecting the top and bottom members of the casing is to provide means for access to the various partitions and braces for the purpose of changmg or rearranging the various partitions and for the purpose of cleaning the heater,

and inorder to accomplish this result it is obvious that the braces and partitions, together with the bafile plates need not necessarily be connected to either the top or bottom members of the casing.

In some instances it may be desirable to provide means whereby the heat generated can be retained, thereby maintaining the heat for a considerable length of time. This I tended near ucts of combustion is maintained, but at the same time will impart heat to the heat retaining substance so that after the products of combustion have been cut OH or the engine stopped heat will be retained for a considerable length of time. It will be un- '70 derstood that the general arrangement of the heateris substantially the same no matter whether heat retaining substances are placed within the heater or not.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a heater of the class described, the combination of a'casing, said casing proplates 18 and so ar 60 vided with inlet and outlet apertures, said apertures located at opposite sides and ends of the casing, aseries of partitions located within the casing and spaced from each other, the ends of said partitions alternately spaced from theends of the casing, a seriesof battle plates extended inwardly from the top and bottom of the casing in staggered relationship and at substantially right angles to the partitions, the series of baflle plates spaced from the outlet aperture, all arranged substantially as shown.

2. In a heater of the class described, the combination of a casing, said casing -pro the intake aperture and ego \ided with inlet and outlet apertures, said apertures located at opposite sides and ends of the casing, a series of partitions located within the casing and spaced from each other, the ends of said partitions alternately spaced from the ends of the casing, a series of batlle plates extended inwardly from the top and bottom of the casing in staggered relationship and at substantially right angles to the partitions,i*- the series of baflie plates spaced from thei ntake aperture and extended near the outlet aperture, and heat retaining material located between the partition plates in alternate relationship, all arranged substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the above, I

have hereunto subscribed my name.

HAROLD BRUGGEMAN. 

